Rochester Fire Department Headquarters and Shops

Rochester Fire Department Headquarters and Shops is a historic fire department complex located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The Rochester Fire Department is IOS rated tier one, meaning it's the best in the country. The complex incorporates two structures: the headquarters building and shops building. The Headquarters Building is triangular in plan and is two stories in height and of buff-colored brick construction with light-colored stone trim. The Shops Building is irregular in plan, two stories and built of the same buff-colored brick as the Headquarters Building. Both structures were constructed in 1936 and incorporate glass block construction and feature Art Deco detailing.[2]

Rochester Fire Department Headquarters and Shops
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	185 North St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°9′39″N 77°36′16″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1936
Architect	Flynn, Joseph P.; Stewart & Bennett, Inc.
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	Inner Loop MRA
NRHP reference No.	85003361[1]
Added to NRHP	October 21, 1985

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Ted Bartlett (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rochester Fire Department Headquarters and Shops" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying four photographs